Hull and Stoke in £2m fight for Charlton's Gudmundsson

STEVE BRUCE and his old Manchester United team-mate Mark Hughes are in a £2m scrap to land Charlton's Johann Gudmundsson.

Published 18th April 2015

WAR: Hull and Stoke are both interested in Johann Gudmundsson, right [GETTY]

Iceland international winger Gudmundsson has become a top target for Hull boss Bruce and his Stoke counterpart Hughes after piecing together an impressive first season for the Addicks.

Gudmundsson, 24, has notched 11 goals in 41 appearances for the Championship outfit since arriving on a free from AZ Alkmaar last July.

His contract at The Valley still has 14 months to run, and he will be offered a new deal as boss Guy Luzon fights to keep hold of one of his key assets.

Luzon confirmed: "I'll say now that we want Johann to stay with us.

"We want to offer him a new contract and keep him at our club."

But ambitious Gudmundsson is keen to test himself in the Premier League, and that will make Hughes favourite to snap him up - if Bruce's side lose their fight to beat the drop.

The Tigers are heading into a tough run-in to the campaign, with their final six fixtures coming against in-form Crystal Palace, relegation rivals Burnley, seventh-placed Tottenham, and Champions League contenders Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United.